Private Pay Students

We offer a delightful, enriching two full-day classroom experience for students in junior kindergarten through twelfth grade. We are not a public, private, or charter school. We offer high quality classes with a focus on classical education to homeschool students. Our program supports an independent study model and is of value specifically to students homeschooling through a charter, private school affadavit, or private school satellite program.

Parnassus Preparatory Academy is committed to making Classical Education as affordable as possible for families in the Los Angeles area. We are an approved vendor of Elite Academic Academy, Excel Academy, Gorman Learning Charter Network, Granite Mountain Charter School, Sage Oak Charter School, Sky Mountain Charter School, Suncoast Preparatory Academy and Taylion Academy. See our Homeschool Charter Schools page for more information about utilizing charter funds. Families may pay privately even if they are not enrolled in a charter school.

Class fee payment may be made in one annual payment, two semester payments, or 10 installment payments. Annual payment is due August 1. Semester payments are due on August 1 and January 1. Installment payments are due on the 1st of the month from August through May. Enrollment beginning after August 1 will have a down payment equal to the missed payments so all payments for the year are completed by May 1st of the academic year. We accept the following forms of electronic payment: Zelle, Apple Pay Cash, and Venmo (debit card or bank transfer) or PayPal (3% credit card fee applied). Checks are payable to Parnassus Preparatory Academy and mailed to 28649 Crestridge Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275.

2026-27 Tuition & Fees

Application & Assessment Fee - New students

New Student Assessment Fee - $125 per student (Before June 1); $150 per student (June 2-August 1); $175 per student (After August 1)

REGISTRATION Fee

New Student Registration Fee - $250 first student, $200 siblings (Before June 1); $300 first student, $250 siblings (After June 1)

Returning Student Registration Fee - $200 for first student, $150 for siblings (Before April 1) otherwise follows new student registration fee schedule

  • Registration and Application & Assessment fees are non-refundable.

PARTICIPATION FEES

Junior Kindergarten through Second Grade Class Fee for Two Full-Days (morning and afternoon sessions) - $2,325 per semester (5-Payment Plan - $2,400 per semester)

  • Multi-subject classes include: (morning session) phonics/reading, spelling, Latin (2nd), math & (afternoon session) literature/poetry, copybook/memory work, cursive/penmanship, science, geography, and history enrichment, read-a-loud, crafts, games, music and art appreciation, & fine arts

Third Grade through Sixth Grade Class Fee for Two Full-Days (morning and afternoon sessions) - $2,325 per semester (5-Payment Plan - $2,400 per semester)

  • Multi-subject classes include: (morning session) Latin, English Grammar, math, literature/poetry & (afternoon session) spelling, composition, classical studies, science, music, and fine arts

Seventh/Eighth Grade Class Fee for Two Full-Days (all six classes in Latin, math, science, writing, literature/poetry, & classical studies/modern history) - $2,475 per semester (5-Payment Plan - $2,550 per semester)

High School (9th-12th Grade) -

  • Two-Full Days (all six classes in Latin, math, science, writing, literature/poetry, & classical studies/modern history) - $2,625 per semester (5-Payment Plan - $2,700 per semester)

  • A-la-carte - $550 per course per semester; study hall available for an additional fee

Sibling Discount - $150 discount per semester.

MATERIAL FEE

$150 pet student per year

The material fee is due with the completed enrollment packet. It covers classroom supplies, online instructional videos, and any required items for participation. One Academy logo fleece or sweater is provided with the material fee.

Books and pERSONAL STUDENT SUPPLIES

Families purchase their own books and personal student supplies. The cost of books ranges from $150 to $600 per student per year, depending on grade and whether the books are purchased new or used, and whether books can be reused from siblings. Some books and resources may be shared by multiple children in the same family. Cost-conscious families are often able to vastly reduce this expense through trade, sale or borrowing among the Parnassus Preparatory Academy community. Books and personal student supplies may be covered by your charter school funds.